Publication: Washington Examiner

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It has been so gradual, you probably did not even notice it.  Disgraced former Sen. Al Franken is quietly worming his way back into public life, aided in large part by support from supposedly progressive news outlets such as CNN and MSNBC.

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Since the election, Democrats and journalists have spent the days not so much rejoicing in their victory but in a sustained bitterness over all things related to President Trump, from his Republican allies in Congress, to, literally, his children.

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President Trump can and should direct his administration to cooperate, in every agency of government, with transition teams for the apparent victor of this year’s election, President-elect Joe Biden…The failure to start transition planning could hinder a new administration’s ability to carry out basic, noncontroversial actions of government that serve the American people.

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For all of his vices, the media have been infatuated with President Trump for the last four years. Now, he is becoming like the ex-boyfriend they can’t refrain from stalking.

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President Trump is endangering the country by refusing to allow his apparent successor, Joe Biden, the full intelligence briefings to which incoming presidents have become accustomed.

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Trump clearly does not have a legal strategy that will win him the election. The only point of him contesting the election is that his ego is too fragile to allow him to simply admit he lost.  Because of his devoted following, and the willingness of many to embrace claims that affirm their worldview, Trump has ensured that tens of millions of Americans will have no faith in the outcome of the election. 

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The bold and fearless actions of the Republicans will leave a legacy for many years to come. Three originalist justices on the Supreme Court will help to ensure that the American people decide what policy to set and that the judge’s role is only to interpret that law as written. Not only is this important at the Supreme Court, but lower courts as well.

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One member of President Trump’s reelection team who spoke with the Washington Examiner on the condition of anonymity said ballot data in Milwaukee indicates illegal activity by Democrats in the city.

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There isn’t anyone out there who worked harder to get Biden elected than the national media. Biden himself didn’t work as hard as they did. He literally sat in a basement for three-quarters of the campaign…The only people who’ve spent more time underground than Biden are dead.

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As the leader of the free world, Trump can’t rely on trolling or whataboutism to defend his utterly sophomoric outbursts. His behavior, regardless of justified or unjustified excuses, debases the esteemed office he somehow holds. But Democrats clutching their pearls over the embarrassment can calm down and get their own caucus in order.

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Faced with such a flawed incumbent, Democrats could now be celebrating total control of the levers of power. Instead, they lost ground (and seats) and must look at their failure in such favorable circumstances and recognize that it’s because they flirted with or promised extreme policies and connived at violent mobs whom decent people wanted stopped, not enabled.

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A leader owes his people measured rhetoric that is honest. He owes his country respect for the democratic process and a presumption of its legitimacy.

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Democrats are promising to blow the southern border wide open to every sick and poor person in Latin America the second they get the chance.

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Those Trump supporters’ behavior was inexcusable, perhaps even criminal. And for a president to make light of such an attempt, as he did at his Pennsylvania rally, is outrageous. Such bullying behavior is not only beyond the pale of decent political action, but it also risked causing a serious accident.

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Against leftist Democratic obstructionism (and, oft-times, smears), it is quite an accomplishment for McConnell to have held his focus and his colleagues together to confirm 220 such judges, including Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

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It’s a common line that Trump campaigned only on darkness and carnage. But come to a Trump rally in Middle America, and you’ll start to wonder if he ever campaigned at all, or instead just held a series of parties.

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If the president wins Pennsylvania, and that would mean he’d have a good chance at winning a second term, he might well owe his victory to his grassroots supporters’ work on the road. Jumping in their cars and trucks and inviting others to come along has heightened the enthusiasm in oil and gas country. Look for them to keep driving all the way to Election Day.

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Trump cooled it down and is likely to reap a benefit for making it an easier experience to watch for those millions who tuned in a second time.

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As Covid once again bears down on the population, and the campaign narrative going into the final days of the election, wobbly Trump voters want him to tell the country he is going to spend all his waking hours trying to beat this thing. Trump possesses a vigor that Biden lacks, and they want to see him put this advantage to work on something constructive.

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If a lawsuit comes of the Toobin incident, he will be liable for the behavior, and Zoom will not. Let’s keep each responsible for their own junk.

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There is no evidence that opening schools even pose a risk to older staff members or to the broader community.

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There’s nothing wrong with refusing to vote. No politician is perfect, but you shouldn’t give anyone your vote unless they roughly approximate your values and you at least believe that they are fit for office. To do otherwise and just vote for voting’s sake is not “your civic duty.” It’s actually a bad thing.

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It’s official: Facebook and Twitter have joined Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

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There are many reasons for a major journalistic examination of Biden, Inc., and all its tentacles. Pathetically late journalistic integrity is better than none at all.